[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 99: Valuable memories

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"Ughh … "

He slowly opened his eyes and immediately grimaced in pain. A stinging sensation and extremely painful pain were still felt all over his body.

He tried to calm his head by enduring the pain, and looked around.

Room he did not know. The place was full of bookshelves filled with books of various sizes.

Although the arrangement is lacking and looks like it is placed carelessly, all the books are grouped into each theme according to the one presented.

He fell asleep on a small bed that was quite soft, he was sure that the price was quite expensive.

Looking around, he found no one, except a medium-sized black wolf staring at him from the floor.

In the next instant, the wolf stood on its four legs, and walked away leaving him still lying on the bed.

He was confused by all that. However, he decided to stand up and follow where the wolf went.

As he tried to stand up, a tremendous pain instantly struck all over his body. Pain in the head that has not disappeared since he woke up is still there and makes it even harder to walk.

Even so, he still forced his body to move by using all the bookshelves around him as a handle.

Shortly after he followed the wolf, he finally reached the center of the room. The place had a circular shape surrounded by dozens of bookshelves lined up, making it like a secluded place.

"Hmm? Ahh, you're awake, huh? "

In the middle of the room, a boy who looked to be in his teens was sitting on the floor holding a thick book that was already quite worn out. Around him, there were piles of other books that had an unreasonable thickness so that people who did not like reading so much would feel nauseous to see them.

The man has very distinctive physical features with white hair and gray eyes, as well as pale skin that makes his appearance a little creepy.

"You ... Which was yesterday, yes … "

"Ohh? You remembered me? Thank you, seeing how you can't even remember Charl, I've prepared myself not to be remembered by you" the man said with a smile.

The man then closed his book and stood up, then went to a shelf containing many books about the history of the war that occurred 700 years ago.

"You may be confused as to what's going on right now, but you need to calm down for now. You don't want to die anymore, do you? Harold." - harold."

That man, Noelle smiled at him. Even so, his smile felt completely lifeless. A really empty smile.

He, Harold did not answer anything Noelle said, he just kept quiet and was wary of all the movements being made around him.

"I should have let you die when you received Charl's attack, but I think you'll be so useful that I'll have to overhaul most of my plans for now" Noelle said with a tired sigh.

Even though he saved Harold from death, it didn't mean he did it wholeheartedly. Saving Harold would mean betraying Charlotte enough to trust him.

It was troublesome enough that he had to change most of his plans to strengthen Charlotte's trust in him.

Not quite understanding of the situation, Harold asked, "What do you want from me? "

"Information. I want information" Noelle replied as she picked up one of the books on the shelf.

The book has the title 'Her Hero's Journey' which seems to be a fairy tale book that kids will love.

Hearing what Noelle wanted, Harold simply tilted his head in confusion, he did not even bother to hide the irritated expression on his face.

Seeing that, Noelle only smiled lightly and opened the book she was holding.

"I'm pretty sure you've traveled to a lot of places in the world. Therefore, I want all the information you have. Besides, you were mumbling some interesting things while you were sleeping earlier."

This time both ends of Harold's eyebrows met.

He didn't know what happened when he lost consciousness, but if that's what Noelle said, then he had to make sure.

"You mentioned 'daughter' several times, 'sorry', 'father', and 'Chloe' several times'. I wonder what's behind it all."

Harold was silent for a moment. He frowned and answered Noelle doubtfully.

"I don't know anything about that at all. I guess it was something that came from my dream, but .. I don't remember it at all."

It always happens. He always dreamed the same thing. However, he always does not remember anything that happened in the dream when he woke up, then his memory will return when he dreamed it again.

His memory will be sealed when he wakes up, then it will open again in his dreams.

This annoying turnaround continued to torment him endlessly. He didn't even know what to do to stop the turnaround.

"Hmm .. Memory seal, yes .. Is it because of the actions of the third party? Or something that happens naturally? "

Harold didn't know how to answer. Other than the memories of his dreams, he doesn't even know anything about who he is, his past, how he grew up, who his parents are, and all the other things related to his past.

He doesn't know anything. When he realized, he was already living in a dirty world filled with pools of blood and sin.

Noelle who heard his confession did not wipe away her smile and started muttering to herself.

"Losing memory, yes .. It will be troublesome … "

"Well, whatever it is. I'll wait until you remember everything again. For now ... Do you know anything about the Abyss Clanman or the El-Gustavia Empire? I'm asking this because you seem to have a special attachment to one of my group members."

Noelle had suspected this since the moment Harold protected Chloe from Charlotte's attack with his body. However, he was unable to find a definitive answer to that.

As soon as Harold heard the two names Noelle mentioned, his eyes immediately widened in surprise and his face displayed an expression that could not be explained properly.

He began to mumble indistinctly.

"I ... I'm not .. What is it? I ... Do not remember anything … "

An extremely uneasy sense of unease began to take over his body once the two names were mentioned.

Surprisingly, both names gave him an incredible sense of deja vu.

(It would be troublesome .. )

Noelle let out a sigh of resignation and scratched the back of her head.

It seemed that Harold had not lied at all about himself having no memories.

Which means, it will take even longer for her to find information about the clarity of Chloe's identity.

"Well, take your time to remember that. I'll let you go for now. Ahh, just so you know, even if I let you go, you won't be able to do anything that harms either me or the people around me."

Noelle then swung her finger, and made Harold instantly switch positions to sit on the floor.

Harold whose position had suddenly changed could not help but make a surprised face. He tried to stand up by forcibly moving his body. However, an extremely powerful pull prevented him from standing up. As if, his body had refused to obey his thoughts.

"As you can see, your body is already completely submissive to me. I can do whatever I want if you break my orders" Noelle said with a smile.

Harold doesn't know this, but Noelle actually turned him into a vampire by force with her blood.

The reason Noelle turned him into a vampire was of course because he wanted to possess and fully control a powerful pawn like Harold.

After all that happened at the time of Terneth's rebellion, Noelle had predicted that she would be seen with another, bigger problem someday. Therefore, there was no harm if he increased the strength he had.

Now that Harold had become one of his powers, it should be enough to at least withstand some trouble in the future.

"Now, I'll go first. You restore your body first, then come out by entering the pool," Noelle said, pointing to a pool of water at the end of her view.

After saying that, he instantly disappeared leaving Harold alone.

As soon as she came out of《Reign》, Noelle's face immediately showed a surprised expression, then clicked her tongue.

"I should have asked him about [Red Eagle] or whatever it was about him … "

"Well, it can be done later" he said, shrugging his shoulders.

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Two days have passed since Terneth's attack.

The atmosphere in the city is not so good. However, at least the reconstruction process has begun and is predicted to be completed in a few months.

The total damage the city of Eisen received was by no means small. Many of the important buildings at the heart of the city's operations have been completely destroyed, and some files such as the important documents contained in them have also been destroyed along with other buildings.

The permanent residents, numbering more than 200,000, were forced to live in the shelter area provided in an emergency. Not a few residents also decided to leave the city and hitchhike in their family homes in the nearest village or city.

Due to all the ongoing reconstruction process, everyone in the city became very busy to help with the construction.

Noelle believes that Earl is also lying dying at his desk because of the work that has continued to arrive non-stop since yesterday, while his assistant actually took time off at a critical time for vacation due to calls from his parents.

The canal system is almost complete. If it has been fully repaired, then further repairs can be made.

In this moment, Noelle decided to take a few days off with her group members, while Norman and the others helped out with light work as volunteers.

Even though he took a break, he still had to do some other important things. As explained to Cryll and others about their condition that was leaked just like that by a woman named Lucia.

And ever since Charlotte was calmed down by《The Guardian Angel of Metatron》, she has lost her consciousness and still hasn't woken up to this point and is being cared for by Olivia, Chloe, and Stella.

Fortunately, at that time Noelle managed to create a fake scenario in which Harold pretended to run away, although in fact he put Harold into《Reign》.

Noelle walks into the house she took out to be a temporary residence for her group.

Since the inn where she had stayed previously had been destroyed by being stepped on by the sage mantis, Noelle could only use the makeshift house she had provided for a long time.

As soon as he entered his room, he immediately took off the coat covering his body and changed his clothes into casual clothes, then drowned himself in the soft bed.

" … It's exhausting."

Although he did not do much physical action to help the reconstruction of the city, he somehow felt that his body was very heavy. The only help he provided to the city was the creation of a public emergency service facility.

He fixed his position on the bed and hugged the pillow tightly, letting the softness of the mattress slowly carry his consciousness away.

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His eyes were immediately blinded. In an instant, the world in his eyes instantly changed its color. The color was so dazzling and painful for his eyes.

The sky was completely red, without clouds, without birds and anything that used to decorate the sky that he remembered. Everything is bright red. The ground where he stood was only a pile of pure white fine flowers without stains.

Just those two colors. Two very contrasting colors, burning directly into his retina.

His eyes began to sting because he saw the scene continuously. He rubbed his eyes to reduce the impact. However, blood kept dripping from the tip of his eyes.

The stinging aroma of rusty iron began to fill him, making him feel a terrible nausea.

The scorching heat began to burn his skin and instantly vaporized the sweat grains that were flowing freely throughout his body.

The nausea continued to torment him and made him scream loudly. However, no sound came out of his mouth at all, no matter how loud he shouted. As if, his voice had been muffled by absolute silence.

In the middle of it all, a loud voice suddenly entered his ears that were starting to be sensitive.

"Old not meet."

That's a girl's voice. However, it sounded so hoarse and distorted, as if the voice was coming from a broken radio.

He forced his throat to say a word he wanted to say. Blood began to flow profusely from his lips, along with his extremely slow voice.

"Who … "

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